Matching Learning Goals and Learning Theory

Below you will find a list of learning goals appropriate for different classroom settings. Check the learning theory that seems most appropriate in order to accomplish the goals.
 
 
  Behavioral Cognitive Constructivist
The first grade students will learn the beginning consonant sound "B".
High school students will work with businessmen in the community to learn business-based technology applications.
The fifth grade students will graphically relate concepts about the American Revolutionary War.
Students will use strategies to improve reading comprehension such as predicting outcomes, self-questioning, and summarizing.
When the bell rings, middle school students will be seated and working on their warm up exercises.
Preservice teachers will develop advanced organizers for a science unit they will teach to secondary students.
The junior English students will design a children’s book and share it with nursery school students at the local head start program.
Physical education students will be able to jog a mile in less than fifteen minutes.
Second grade students will be able to edit their own stories for publication in the class anthology after working with a fourth grade writing partner.
 
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